USS Saratoga Bell - Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery - Schuylerville, New York, USA
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The bell from the USS Saratoga, which was destroyed in 1946.
Waymark Code: WM19A4X
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2024
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The ship's bell from the USS Saratoga, CV-3, was installed as a memorial at the cemetery in 1999. The USS Saratoga, a Lexington-class aircraft carrier, was launched in 1925 and spent 20 years at sea, including action during World War II. It was taken out of service in 1946. The ship was used in nuclear detonation research, used to assess the effect of nuclear explosions on ships. It was destroyed by a blast that blew it out of the water, clearing its deck and knocking off its stack, on July 25 of 1946.
New York Congressman Dean P. Taylor requested the bell in 1946. It was first displayed at Saratoga Spring's Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Memorial Home, dedicated on Veteran's Day in 1949. The bell was later restored and permanently mounted at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery.
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